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People Moves: Leif Assurance Hires Sills as Commercial Lines Account Executive Leif Assurance, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Kristine Sills as a commercial lines account executive. Sills’ responsibilities include managing new business acquisitions, as well as handling the renewal process for existing clients. Sills has more than 12 years of insurance …
POSTED MAY 06, 2024 4:45 PM |
Iowa and Iowa State Athletes File Lawsuit Against State Over Gambling Sting Attorneys for more than two dozen Iowa and Iowa State athletes who were ensnared in a state gambling sting filed a civil lawsuit seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public safety and criminal investigation agencies for violating …
POSTED MAY 06, 2024 4:29 PM |
Hundreds Rescued From Flooding in Houston HOUSTON (AP) — High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. Others prepared to evacuate their property. …
POSTED MAY 06, 2024 3:59 PM |
USI Insurance Services Acquires Texas’ Hignojos Insurance Agency USI Insurance Services announced the acquisition of Odessa, Texas-based Hignojos Insurance Agency. Founded in 2009, Hignojos Insurance Agency is an independent brokerage firm specializing in commercial and personal risk insurance programs. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
POSTED MAY 06, 2024 3:57 PM |
Google Trial Wraps Up as Judge Weighs Landmark US Antitrust Claims Google and the U.S. Justice Department wrapped up closing arguments on Friday over claims that the Alphabet unit has unlawfully dominated web search and related advertising, in a case the government contends could shape the “future of the internet.” U.S. …
POSTED MAY 06, 2024 2:47 PM |
Oil Majors Offered Faster Nigerian Exit if They Pay for Cleanup, Compensation Major oil companies, such as Exxon Mobil and Shell, that aim to exit Nigeria’s onshore oil can get quicker approval to do so if they take responsibility for spills rather than wait for authorities to apportion blame, the regulator said …
POSTED MAY 06, 2024 2:40 PM |
Georgia Governor Signs First Responders’ PTSD Benefits Bill Into Law Starting in January, Georgia’s first responders will be eligible for limited, supplemental benefits to help cover treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, after Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 451 into law. The law requires municipalities and other jurisdictions to provide …
POSTED MAY 06, 2024 2:21 PM |
SEC Warns Robinhood That Its Crypto Business Faces Lawsuit The US Securities and Exchange Commission warned Robinhood Markets Inc. that it faces an enforcement action over its crypto business — the latest sign that the regulator isn’t letting up on its years-long crackdown on digital assets. Robinhood, which is …
POSTED MAY 06, 2024 2:19 PM |
Maryland Hopes to Rebuild Baltimore Bridge for $1.9B With Insurance, Federal, Other Funds Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, a state transportation official said Thursday. The state plans to build a new span by fall …
POSTED MAY 06, 2024 2:11 PM |
Mississippi City Councilman Pleads Guilty to Selling Doctored CBD Products GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi city council member pleaded guilty to federal charges after running a multimillion-dollar illegal drug business, prosecutors said last week. Biloxi City Council member Robert Leon Deming, III, 47, reached a plea agreement with the …
POSTED MAY 06, 2024 1:51 PM |
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